# Mother St. Ursula — The Monk character guide

> Mother St. Ursula in The Monk by M. G. Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** St. Ursula

**First appearance:** 0012-ix

## Who they are

The prioress of the convent, who is cruel to Agnes.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/vi)

Mother St. Ursula is noted as a friend of Agnes who will likely oppose the Prioress's harsh sentence.

### [The Revelation of Agnes's Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/x)

Narrates the murder of Agnes, having witnessed it from hiding, and accuses the prioress and her accomplices.

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